I spent the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games at the Knitting Nest. They are doing a KAL for the Color Affection Shawl for the Ravellenic Games. There was a nice potluck dinner with TONS of delicious food. I brought the drinks, so no pics of that. Otherwise, I'd totally be toting my baking prowess. ;o) I got to meet some people from around the neighborhood. I have heard from many of the knitters around town that there are three main LYS in Austin proper, and so I'm trying to get myself acquainted with them all. :o)

My boyfriend won a doorprize. He won a beautiful skein of Socks that Rock Mediumweight in the colorway: Fire on the Mountain. Oh, and a pattern too! My made-one-garter-stitch-scarf-ever boyfriend. The pattern has some cables on it. He'd better get to learning how to purl and cable fast!! ;o)

I did not cast on my Ravellenic Games project tonight because I couldn't print my pattern. So, I worked on a coaster. I'm using various fingering weight yarns in various colors. Mine aren't quite as adorable as the designer's, but I still quite like them. I'll get pics up when I have more done up. Planning on casting on tomorrow for my Ravellenic project. Can't wait!!

Welcome!

It's definitely starting to get into last second gift knitting crunch time!! One skein of @malabrigoyarn Caracol and an evening is all that's needed to work up a #tomodachihat !!
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It looks great in both semi solids and variegated colors! 💗💖
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Find it in the link in profile!
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My #carbethcardigan is turning out quite deliciously. I can't wait to be able to wear it, it's gonna be a happy cloud of colors to wear this winter.
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Maybe not the best photo today, but I couldn't help sharing just how happy this is turning out! @knittedwit yarns.
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Grabbed some lunch at a new ish Taiwanese bites place near my work. It has my current favorite black milk tea.
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Normally I'm crazy picky and want to choose ice level and sweetness, but this one only comes in one option. While maybe too sweet, I've just learned to get it in moderation.
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I accidentally ended up blocking this #tomodachihat a bit longer than the others, and I still love it!
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It's funny, I'm not huge on orange very often, but I think this one may end up being my most worn version!
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A variegated colorway ends up being super versatile because you know you can wear it with outfits of all those colors!
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Needing a last minute gift? How about a hat you can knit up in a single evening?
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Tomodachi is now available on Ravelry! You'll just need a skein of @malabrigoyarn Caracol, some US15 needles, and a few hours!
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Tomodachi means "friends" in Japanese, and I named it such because you can whip these up fast enough to make one for all of your knit-worthy friends!
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Find Tomodachi via my link in profile!
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